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Kama Sutra
Ancient Indian Philosophy of Kama Sutra: On Women
Types of Women to Marry, Avoid & be Friends with
Kama Sutra: On Women
When Kama is practised by men of the four castes according to the rules
of the Holy Writ (i.e. by lawful marriage) with virgins of their own caste,
it then becomes a means of acquiring lawful progeny and good fame, and it
is not also opposed to the customs of the world. On the contrary the practice
of Kama with women of the higher castes, and with those previously enjoyed
by others, even though they be of the same caste, is prohibited. But the
practice of Kama with women of the lower castes, with women excommunicated
from their own caste, with public women, and with women twice married, is
neither enjoined nor prohibited. The object of practising Kama with such
women is pleasure only.
Nayikas, therefore, are of three kinds - maids, women twice married, and
public women. Gonikaputra has expressed an opinion that there is a fourth
kind of Nayika, a woman who is resorted to on some special occasion even
though she be previously married to another. These special occasions are
when a man thinks thus:
This woman is self-willed, and has been previously enjoyed by many others
besides myself. I may, therefore, safely resort to her as to a public woman
though she belongs to a higher caste than mine, and, in so doing, I shall
not be violating the ordinances of Dharma.
Or thus:
This is a twice-married woman and has been enjoyed by others before me;
there is, therefore, no objection to my resorting to her.
Or thus:
This woman has gained the heart of her great and powerful husband, and exercises
a mastery over him, who is a friend of my enemy; if, therefore, she becomes
united with me she will cause her husband to abandon my enemy.
Or thus:
This woman will turn the mind of her husband, who is very powerful, in my
favour, he being at present disaffected towards me, and intent on doing
me some harm.
Or thus:
By making this woman my friend I shall gain the object of some friend of
mine, or shall be able to effect the ruin of some enemy, or shall accomplish
some other difficult purpose.
Or thus:
By being united with this woman, I shall kill her husband, and so obtain
his vast riches which I covet.
Or thus:
The union of this woman with me is not attended with any danger, and will
bring me wealth, of which, on account of my poverty and inability to support
myself, I am very much in need. I shall therefore obtain her vast riches
in this way without any difficulty.
Or thus:
This woman loves me ardently, and knows all my weak points; if therefore,
I am unwilling to be united with her, she will make my faults public, and
thus tarnish my character and reputation. Or she will bring some gross accusation
against me, of which it may be hard to clear myself, and I shall be ruined.
Or perhaps she will detach from me her husband who is powerful, and yet
under her control, and will unite him to my enemy, or will herself join
the latter.
Or thus:
The husband of this woman has violated the chastity of my wives, I shall
therefore return that injury by seducing his wives.
Or thus:
By the help of this woman I shall kill an enemy of the king, who has taken
shelter with her, and whom I am ordered by the king to destroy.
Or thus:
The woman whom I love is under the control of this woman. I shall, through
the influence of the latter, be able to get at the former.
Or thus:
This woman will bring to me a maid, who possesses wealth and beauty, but
who is hard to get at, and under the control of another.
Or lastly thus:
My enemy is a friend of this woman's husband, I shall therefore cause her
to join him, and will thus create an enmity between her husband and him.
For these and similar other reasons the wives of other men may be resorted
to, but it must be distinctly understood that is only allowed for special
reasons, and not for mere carnal desire.
Charayana thinks that under these circumstances there is also a fifth kind
of Nayika, a woman who is kept by a minister, or who repairs to him occasionally;
or a widow who accomplishes the purpose of a man with the person to whom
she resorts. Suvarnanabha adds that a woman who passes the life of an ascetic
and in the condition of a widow may be considered as a sixth kind of Nayika.
Ghotakamukha says that the daughter of a public woman, and a female servant,
who are still virgins, form a seventh kind of Nayika. Gonardiya puts forth
his doctrine that any woman born of good family, after she has come of age,
is an eighth kind of Nayika. But these four latter kinds of Nayikas do not
differ much from the first four kinds of them, as there is no separate object
in resorting to them. Therefore, Vatsyayana is of opinion that there are
only four kinds of Nayikas, i.e. the maid, the twice-married woman, the
public woman, and the woman resorted to for a special purpose.
The following women are not to be enjoyed:
A leper
A lunatic
A woman turned out of caste
A woman who reveals secrets
A woman who publicly expresses desire for sexual intercourse
A woman who is extremely white
A woman who is extremely black
A bad-smelling woman
A woman who is a near relation
A woman who is a female friend
A woman who leads the life of an ascetic
And, lastly the wife of a relation, of a friend, of a learned Brahman, and
of the king
The followers of Babhravya say that any woman who has been enjoyed by five
men is a fit and proper person to be enjoyed. But Gonikaputra is of opinion
that even when this is the case, the wives of a relation, of a learned Brahman
and of a king should be excepted.
The following are of the kind of friends:
One who has played with you in the dust, i.e. in childhood
One who is bound by an obligation
One who is of the same disposition and fond of the same things
One who is a fellow student
One who is acquainted with your secrets and faults, and whose faults and
secrets are also known to you
One who is a child of your nurse
One who is brought up with you one who is an hereditary friend
These friends should possess the following qualities:
They should tell the truth
They should not be changed by time
They should be favourable to your designs
They should be firm
They should be free from covetousness
They should not be capable of being gained over by others
They should not reveal your secrets
Charayana says that citizens form friendship with washermen, barbers, cowherds,
florists, druggists, betel-leaf sellers, tavern keepers, beggars, Pithamardas,
Vitas and Vidushekas, as also with the wives of all these people.
A messenger should possess the following qualities:
Skilfulness
Boldness
Knowledge of the intention of men by their outward signs
Absence of confusion, i.e. no shyness
Knowledge of the exact meaning of what others do or say
Good manners
Knowledge of appropriate times and places for doing different things
Ingenuity in business
Quick comprehension
Quick application of remedies, i.e. quick and ready resources
And this part ends with a verse:
'The man who is ingenious and wise, who is accompanied by a friend, and
who knows the intentions of others, as also the proper time and place for
doing everything, can gain over, very easily, even a woman who is very hard
to be obtained.'
The Kama Sutra of Vatsayayana, Sir Richard Burton, translator (1883)
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Sutra Positions - Kama
Sutra: Women - Kama
Sutra: Partners - Kama
Sutra: Marriage - Kama
Sutra: Love Potions - Kama
Sutra: Sex Aids - Kama
Sutra: Homosexuality - Kama
Sutra: Embrace - Kama
Sutra: Kissing - Kama
Sutra: Scratching - Kama
Sutra: Biting - Kama
Sutra: Sighs and Blows - Kama
Sutra: Foreplay - Kama
Sutra: Role Reversal - Kama
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